Terence McCarthy wrote:
Hello All,
I finally plucked up courage to upgrade my Award BIOS (VIA Apollo VP3 chipset, SOYO board), saved the original settings, flushed the chip, and then the SOYO software hung on me during flash-writing it.
I have cleared the CMOS etc., but to no avail. I would be grateful for any advice on this:
If the BIOS write failed, then the rom memory chip that holds the BIOS is corrupted. That means clearing your CMOS won't do any difference. Your machine will not boot.
a. Can I get round this, and if so, how?
b. If not, can I get a replacement chip easily (and cheaply)?
The bios flash program should have asked you to save the original BIOS in the floppy. There should have been instructions where you got your update on how to back out of a bios update. If you can't restore your BIOS, contact the mobo manufacturer for them to send you a new one. -- Rafael